Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

substance dualism

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: sub-stance -d-u-al-ism
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The doctrine that the body and the mind are separate, distinct and causally-related substances, where the body is physical and the mind is nonphysical.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"According to substance dualism, mind and body, whilst quite distinct, interact with one another. Sensory information about the state of the world is sent from brain to mind, and decisions about how to react are sent from mind to brain."
"This substance dualism is theologically significant, reminding us that, for example, (1) persons are capable of surviving bodily death and (2) the incarnation (God, who is spirit, becomes man) is possible, as the person of Jesus is not identical to his body […]."
"finally, substance dualism holds that the bearers of mental properties aren’t physical so they won’t be brains or bodies as currently conceived."

Etymology

From substance + dualism.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

epiphenomenalism

Questions

What does substance dualism mean?: The doctrine that the body and the mind are separate, distinct and causally-related substances, where the body is physical and the mind is nonphysical.
Where does substance dualism come from?: From substance + dualism.

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